Prosser ZIP Codes — Benton County, WA

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	4,301	30.1%
18 and over	9,986	69.9%
65 and over	2,191	15.3%
Median age	34.6 years

Group	Count	%
White	9,296	49.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4,330	23.3%
Other race	2,829	15.2%
Two or more races	1,501	8.1%
Asian	341	1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native	212	1.1%
Black or African American	96	0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	12	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	3.5%
$10k–$15k	3.0%
$15k–$25k	6.5%
$25k–$35k	10.8%
$35k–$50k	8.2%
$50k–$75k	20.0%
$75k–$100k	11.0%
$100k–$150k	23.4%
$150k–$200k	9.1%
$200k+	4.4%
Median income	$70,164

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$278,500
Median rent / month	$932
Owner occupied	63.0%
Renter occupied	37.0%
Vacant	5.5%
Single-family detached	66.9%
Large apartment buildings	7.4%
Mobile homes	17.0%
Median rooms	5.5
Avg household size (owned)	2.89

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.4%
2010–2019	9.4%
2000–2009	12.7%
1990–1999	15.7%
1980–1989	18.6%
1970–1979	7.7%
1960–1969	6.5%
1950–1959	11.0%
1940–1949	8.1%
1939 or earlier	10.1%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	2.3%
1 bedroom	8.8%
2 bedrooms	24.8%
3 bedrooms	43.9%
4 bedrooms	17.5%
5+ bedrooms	2.7%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	6.1%
1 vehicle	22.7%
2 vehicles	33.8%
3 or more	37.4%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	6.4%
Electricity	86.0%
Propane / LP gas	3.9%
Fuel oil	0.8%
Wood	2.3%
No fuel used	0.6%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	2,884	60.4%
Cohabiting couple	399	8.4%
Male householder, no spouse	523	11.0%
Female householder, no spouse	965	20.2%
Households with children under 18	1,990	41.7%
Households with seniors (65+)	1,636	34.3%
Average household size	2.95

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	29.6%	25.7%
Married	56.7%	53.5%
Separated	1.3%	2.5%
Widowed	2.3%	10.0%
Divorced	10.1%	8.2%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	78.3%
Bachelor's or higher	21.3%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	199	5.0%
Kindergarten	293	7.3%
Elementary school	2,270	56.9%
High school	738	18.5%
College / grad school	489	12.3%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	30.5%
Service	20.6%
Sales & office	13.6%
Natural resources & construction	22.8%
Production & transportation	12.6%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	73.1%
Government	19.6%
Self-employed	6.6%
Unpaid family workers	0.7%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	74.7%
Carpool	13.4%
Public transit	1.3%
Walk	1.6%
Other means	1.4%
Avg commute (minutes)	21.1

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	34.7%
Retirement income	24.2%
Supplemental Security	3.8%
Cash public assistance	4.8%
Food stamps / SNAP	10.3%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	30.3%
High cholesterol	31.6%
Heart disease	6.2%
Stroke	3.0%
Asthma	11.0%
Arthritis	24.3%
Kidney disease	3.0%
Pulmonary disease	6.7%
Cancer	6.1%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	15.9%
No physical activity	23.9%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	31.1%
Fair or poor health	17.6%
Poor mental health	16.0%
Poor physical health	12.2%
No health insurance	19.2%
Visited doctor (checkup)	69.9%
Visited dentist	59.8%
Cholesterol screening	85.6%
Teeth loss	15.2%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	706	7.1%

Disability	%
Any disability	8.7%
Under 18	1.7%
18–64 years	5.1%
65 and over	35.5%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	60.6%
Public insurance	38.0%
Uninsured under 19	0.3%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	13,533	94.7%
Spanish	2,031	15.0%
Other Indo-European	1,985	14.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander	10	0.1%
Other languages	36	0.3%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	11,585	81.1%
Born in same state	11,225	78.6%
Born in different state	7,885	55.2%
Foreign born	360	2.5%
Naturalized citizen	2,702	18.9%
Not a US citizen	626	23.2%